[ kə'nʌɪv ]
■ verb ( ~ at/in ) secretly allow (a wrongdoing).
↘[often as adjective conniving ] conspire to do something unlawful or harmful.
Derivatives
connivance noun
~r noun
Origin
C17 (earlier (C16) as connivance ): from Fr. ~r or L. ~re 'shut the eyes (to)', from con- 'together' + an unrecorded word related to nictare 'to wink'.